It wasn’t an amicable parting of ways, but Tariq Ismail and Stephane Patry can at least wash their hands of each other for now.
First covered by MMAjunkie, Ismail, a 28-year-old bantamweight fighter based out of Toronto, recently went on the offensive against Patry, the longtime promoter of Canada’s TKO Major League MMA promotion, citing a number of personal and professional grievances in the hopes of securing his release.
Since that story’s publication, Patry has agreed to release Ismail, making the announcement official in the comments of Ismail’s Facebook page. As it stands, Ismail (4-0) is now a free agent who is currently in talks with other promotions with the expectation that he will be available to compete this April.